St Olivers Group, Somkind of Mountains, Scotland, July 2005 - Get High.ie
Ventures, Having Fun, On the Mountains Electric Picnic Smiling Girls Explorer Belt, Portugal

Ventures is about what YOU wanna do. Its limited only by your imagination (and obviously the law and safety).

Budget is also handy but you can do a lot...

of cool things for free and plenty more with just a little cash. Probably easier to tell you what ventures don't do but instead, here's a few things that have happened in Irish venture groups over the past twelve months...

  • Camping at Ayers Rock, Australia
  • Canyoning in Austria (scary stuff, btw)
  • Mountain-biking in the Swiss Alps
  • White Water Rafting in the Czech Republic
  • Watching an Icelandic sunrise (no, we didn’t get up - it was after an all night party)
  • Painting a local scout den
  • Re-building a school in Thailand
  • Walking across the state of Texas
  • Trampolining in the Channel Islands (random, I know)
  • Swimming at the 40 foot in Dublin Bay
  • Fishing in Wicklow
  • Getting blown off a mountain in Carlow (gale force winds that day, it was great!)
  • Partying at the Electric Picnic
  • Being interviewed on radio

And there's plenty more...

You can get inspiration from the Venture Support Network or just do a brainstorm once you're up and running.

Ventures is all about you taking responsibility for yourself and supporting the group. It can lead to some pretty amazing experiences...

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